Illuminated sign



1,625,708 Ap 1927' E. CARRAINE ILLUMI NATED 5 IGN Filed Oct 31 1Patented Apr. 19, 1927.

UNITED STATES EUGENE CARRAINE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ILLUMINATED SIGN.

Application filed. October 31, 1925.

My invention relates to certain improvements in illuminated signs, whichare made of cardboard or other material, and which can be knocked downfor ready shipment.

The object of the invention is to so design a sign of this characterthat, when the parts are assembled, the are held firmly in place withoutdetachable fastenings.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective face .view of my improved sign;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View showing the rear of the sign;

Fig. 3 is a plan View;

Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view;

F ig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view showing the means ofattaching the top and} bottom sections to the bod 6 is a detachedperspective View showing the means of connecting the top section to thebody; and

Fig. 7 is a detailed perspective view showing the means of attaching thebottom section to the body.

1 is a front section of the sign, which is made of cardboard in thepresent instance, and the edges are preferably ornamented as shown. Theletters and ornamental characters are preferably open, and the openspaces closed by tissue paper or other ma terial which will allow thelight within the sign to illuminate the letters or ornamental characterson the face of the sign.

The back body section 2 of the sign is made in three sect-ions, namely,a back section 3, and end sectioned and i. The end section at has aninturned flange 5, which is secured to the back of the front section 1of the sign as shown in Fig. 4, while the opposite end section 4-. alsohas an inturned flange 6, which is not secured to the back of the frontsection but rests back of an angular strip 7 which is secured to theback of the front section.

The top section 8 is pivotally connected at 9 to the front section 1 andextends over the back section 3 and end sections 4 and 4, while thebottom section 10 is hinged to the body portion 1, and rests within theback section 3 and end sections t and 4s.

The lower edges of the back and end sections are preferably on the levelwith the lower edge of the front section, so that the sign canrestsecurely in position without tilting.

Serial No. 65,967.

Projecting from the lower section are lugs 11, which are perforated asat 12, and in the body portion are slots 13, into which project tongues14 formed integral with the back and end sections as clearly shown inFig. 2, so that when the sign is assembled, the tongues 14: extend intothe perforations 12 in the lugs, firmly locking the parts together.

In the to section 8 are slots 15, through which extend lugs 16 on theupper edges of the side and back sections. These lugs are perforated at17 to receive the tongues 18 formed integral with the top section asclearly shown in Fig. 6. In the Walls of the slots 13 and 15, oppositethe tongues, are recesses 28, which allow a tongue to be of the fullwidth of the slot, so that it will extend preferably through the lugs.This construction firmly secures the top section in place when the partsare assembled.

In the top section is an opening 19, closed by hinged doors, 20, and inthe edges of the doors are notches 21. The opening 19 is of sufficientsize to allow an electric light bulb to be placed within the sign, andwhen the doors are closed, the cord rests in the notches 21. Thesenotches are of such size that they will bind up the cord and hold thelight in the position in which it is ad justed. 22 are perforations inthe top section, to allow the hot air to escape.

Then the sign is assembled as in Figs. 1 and 9, it is very substantialand cannot be accidentally collapsed. WVhen it is desired to collapseand ship the sign, the tongues are withdrawn from the perforations inthe lugs of the body port-ion, and the loose end of the body portion ismoved from back of the strip 7 and folded. Then the top and bottomsections are folded against the rear of the front section, and the bodysection folded against the top and bottom sections, making a compactpackage for shipping.

I claim:

The combination in an illuminated sign, of a front section having openletters or characters therein; transparent material extending over theopen spaces; a body portion consisting of a back and two side members,one edge of the body section being secured to the front section; a stripat the back of the front section under which the opposite end of thebody section is located,- top and bottom sections hinged to the frontsection, the top section extending over the body section and the bottomextending within the body section; perforated lugs at the upper edge ofthe body portion; slots in the top section through which the lugsextend; tongues on the body section exten ing into the perforations ofthe lugs; perforated lugs on the bottom section, slots in the bodyportion through which the lugs extend; and tongues on the body portion10 extending through the perforations in the lugs, looking the partstogether.

EUGENE CARRAINE.

